Long Riddles and Answers

Question: I am god to many people despite not being a spirit. I am what people kill over, lust over, and fight over. I am not God or the Devil, but a mere material that people need endlessly. What am I?

Question: You have 7 oranges on a plate, and there are 7 children. After you give 1 orange to each child, there is still 1 orange left on the plate. How is this possible? Source: www.puzzlevilla.com

Question: I am the beginning of sorrow, and the end of sickness. You can't express happiness without me, yet I'm in the midst of crosses. You may find me in the sun, but never in the evening. What am I?

Question: One evening a man started to run. Then he turned left. Soon after, he turned left again. Then he started running home. When he got home there were 2 masked men waiting for him. Who were they?

Question: It flies, it walks, it runs on land, It takes, it gives, but without hands, It carries and delights, Falls and frights. Normally a creature of white it is. What is it?